Endurance sports car racing
The 2023 TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps , Stavelot , Belgium, held on 29 April 2023. It was the third round of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship , and the twelfth running of the event as part of the championship.
Background
The provisional calendar for the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship released in September 2022. It brought back the Portimaõ race at Autodromo Internacional Algarve for 16 April, leaving only a two-week gap between the previous race at Portimaõ, and the race at Spa.[ 1]
Entry list
The provisional entry list was revealed on 29 March 2023. The entry list consisted of a record 13 Hypercar entries, 11 LMP2 entries and 14 LMGTE Am entries. Hertz Team Jota entered the Hypercar class with their customer Porsche 963 for the first time this season, meaning they will only run the No. 28 car in LMP2 for the remainder of the season. Cadillac Racing also entered an additional car for this race. There were no changes in entries in the LMGTE Am category.[ 2]
On 24 April 2023, Paul Dalla Lana announced he retired from racing effective immediately. Ian James' Heart of Racing Team has taken over the NorthWest AMR entry. Ian James , Daniel Mancinelli and Alex Riberas will drive the No. 98 Aston Martin Vantage AMR during the season. Conforming with championship regulations, the team will keep competing under the NorthWest AMR banner.[ 3]
Schedule
Date
Time (local: CEST )
Event
Thursday, 27 April
11:30
Free Practice 1
16:20
Free Practice 2
Friday, 28 April
11:00
Free Practice 3
17:00
Qualifying - LMGTE Am
17:25
Qualifying - LMP2
17:50
Qualifying - Hypercar
Saturday, 29 April
12:45
Race
Source:[ 4]
Free practice
Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Qualifying
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold .
Race
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 103 laps. Class winners are in bold and ‡.
Standings after the race
2023 Hypercar World Endurance Drivers' Championship
2023 Hypercar World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship
2023 FIA Endurance Trophy for Hypercar Teams
2023 FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers
2023 FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Teams
2023 FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers
2023 FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Teams
Source :[ 13]
Note : Only the top five positions are included for all championship standings.
References
Notes
The event would run on a distance of 1,000 km before 2011.